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| Title | [O.T. Johnson's big sale] |
| Studio Name/Location | Osgood Photo Supply Co., 330 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinoi |
| Date Original | ca. 1926 |
| Description | Image shows a large crowd waiting to enter the O. T. Johnson Company department store for a large sale on merchandise. There are signs taped to the first floor windows which state "The sale you won't forget!" and "Values without equal." There are also painted words on the 2nd and 3rd floor windows such as Draperies, Furniture, Pianos, Stoves and Millinery. Many in the crowd are carrying umbrellas and the street looks wet. Several of the women are wearing cloche hats. Ten automobiles can be seen parked and driving down Main Street. There are two blurs on the bottom left and right of the image. On the far left can be seen a portion of Haight's Grocery & Market with the words "Self Service" on the window. There is another sign on the 2nd story of the grocery store which reads "Chase and Sanborn Seal Brand Coffee-Tea." There is a woman looking out the farthest left window on the second story of the department store. |
| Location Depicted | 125 - 135 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | O. T. Johnson Company (Galesburg, Ill.)
Haight's Grocery Market (Galesburg, Ill.)
Department stores
Stores & shops
Windows
Crowds
Umbrellas
Automobiles
Clothing & dress
Hats
Brick roads
Street railroad tracks
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | Written on the back of the photograph "First Bldg west was Galesburg's first self service grocery, Haight Bros. Early 20's, A.E.B." It is believed that the two blurs on the bottom of the photograph were made by automobiles driving by the camera which was using a timed exposure. Address verified in the 1926 Galesburg City Directory. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at (309)-342-0423 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0309Q |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 9.5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using an Epson Expression 1680 scanner with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a print photograph scanned at 8-bit grayscale 600ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of the contrast from 0 to +19, and the brightness from 0 to +14 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2006-03-07 |
| File Name | gplp0309Q |
| Original Database | This record is from the upper Mississippi Valley Image Archives. http://umvphotoarchive.org, a collaborative project of cultural heritage organizations in the Iowa-Illinois Mississippi region. |
